Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

International Conference on Extreme Programming and Agile Processes in Software Engineering

XP 2004: Extreme Programming and Agile Processes in Software Engineering pp 130–138Cite as

Cynical Reengineering

  • Conference paper

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 3092))

Abstract

This paper presents a solution for saving large systems from increasing entropy. The solution is proven on a large middleware platform giving good results. The method’s objective is to rework the system so that reengineering investments pays off. Reaching agile practices is the methods basis. In order to reach the objective the method cynically relies on measurements to find unwanted characteristics of the system. Subjective opinions due to ownership and politics are ignored in the method. An extensive open source tool, the Cosmos Radar, is given to the community to make these measurements. Various symptoms and measurements are identified and approaches to solutions are discussed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Hunt, A., Thomas, D.: Pragmatic Programmer, from Journeyman to Master (2000)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Martin, Robert, C.: Agile software development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices (2002)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Beck, K.: Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (1999)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Fenton, N.E., Pfleeger, S.L.: Software Metrics: A Rigorous and Practical Approach (1998) (revised)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Fowler, M., Beck, K., Brant, J., Opdyke, W., Roberts, D.: Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (1999)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Kvam, K., Lie, R., Bakkelund, D.: A Tool for Cynical Reengineering. In: Presented at the rOOts 2004 conference (2004)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Telenor, CRM, Business Logic,  

    Kristoffer Kvam, Daniel Bakkelund & Rodin Lie

Authors
  1. Kristoffer Kvam
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Daniel Bakkelund
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Rodin Lie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. No Affiliation,  

    Jutta Eckstein

  2. Informatik og Matematisk Modellering, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Lyngby,  

    Hubert Baumeister

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2004 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Kvam, K., Bakkelund, D., Lie, R. (2004). Cynical Reengineering. In: Eckstein, J., Baumeister, H. (eds) Extreme Programming and Agile Processes in Software Engineering. XP 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3092. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24853-8_15

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24853-8_15

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-540-22137-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-540-24853-8

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation